Sanderlings in flight

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on October 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM

Spent another day at the beach and with some heavy wind blowing i got a couple of flight shots of these little fellows..

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: F 5
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 2/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
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ISO: 200
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On home-coocked groundpod
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Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS5

Posted by Karen Summers on October 3, 2010 at 3:51 PM

I really like this Jeroen love the frothy waves

Posted by Peter Woods on October 3, 2010 at 3:51 PM

What a great image, love the fact you have also captured the surf... Well done

Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on October 3, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Hi Jeroen,

I like this image as it shows the birds in their natural environment, the waves give them a sense of place and adds a bit of drama.

Shaun

Posted by Andy Shepherd on October 3, 2010 at 4:12 PM

This is a beauty Jeroen and a lovely little bunch of Sanderlings, spot on for me.

Andy...

Posted by Craig Jones on October 3, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Love the portrait composition here the the sea and the birds giving a real sense of the place brilliant

Posted by Justin on October 3, 2010 at 4:34 PM

I think this works very well indeed.

Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 3, 2010 at 7:06 PM

Works for me Jeroen

The inclusion of the waves gives a sense of scale to the birds.

Posted by John Robinson on October 3, 2010 at 7:33 PM

Excellent stuff !
Love the surf too.
JR

Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 4, 2010 at 3:11 AM

I like this one very much. The inclusion of the waves is really nice.

Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 4, 2010 at 3:39 AM

That is an absolute belter. The low viewpoint, the waves and the portrait format all combine to make this work so well. The uniformity of the flock and the attractive lighting just put the icing on the cake. A beauty Jeroen.

Posted by Chris O'Reilly on October 4, 2010 at 6:46 AM

Fantastic atmosphere conveyed by the inclusion of the sea - a real 'natural history' picture. Very dynamic - like it.

Cheers,
Chris

Posted by Tom_W on October 4, 2010 at 7:36 AM

The inclusion of the sea definately makes this image different for the norm. A nice flock shot.

T

Posted by Brett Lewis on October 4, 2010 at 9:31 AM

That works very well Jeroen.. Nice work indeed and the composition is spot on..

Brett

Posted by Andrew Parkinson on October 4, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Very good, no nits from me

Posted by David Kjaer on October 4, 2010 at 11:39 AM

Love it.

David

Posted by Paul Rosser on October 4, 2010 at 2:43 PM

This is a great image Jeroen, it works soooo well in my opinion, I love it!

Regards,
Paul Rosser.

Posted by Andy Astbury on October 5, 2010 at 7:15 AM

One of your best in a while Jeroen imo - the waves just ground the image perfectly